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Port handling

Huisman Secures Second ASC Order from ECT Rotterdam

Huisman has secured a second contract from Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam for the delivery of 12 additional Automated Stacking Cranes, further strengthening the collaboration between the two companies. This new…

Energy

Duiker Clean Technologies Selects Rotterdam for AMMONEX Green Hydrogen Pilot

Duiker Clean Technologies has selected Plant One in the Port of Rotterdam as the location for its AMMONEX pilot plant, a project aimed at making green hydrogen available locally through the conversion of ammonia. The…

Heavy transport

Collett Delivers 205-Tonne Transformer to Statkraft Grid Park

Collett has completed the transport and installation of a 205-tonne Kolektor transformer from the Port of Rotterdam to Statkraft’s Thornton Greener Grid Park in North Yorkshire, UK. The operation required…

Ports

ABB to Deliver World’s Largest Shore Power System for Port of Rotterdam

ABB has signed contracts with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a joint venture between the Port of Rotterdam and Dutch energy company Eneco, to engineer and construct a series of shore…

Ports

Global Maritime Forum Welcomes Port of Rotterdam as Associate Partner

The Global Maritime Forum has announced The Port of Rotterdam as a new Associate Partner, strengthening collaboration on decarbonisation, sustainability and innovation across the maritime sector. The Port of Rotterdam…

Ports

Port of Rotterdam Announces New Offshore Wind Terminal Development

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has unveiled plans for a major new offshore wind terminal on a 45-hectare site in the north-western corner of the Maasvlakte. The facility will support…

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Ports

Port of Rotterdam Sees 4.1% Drop in Throughput Amid Industry Concerns

In the first half of 2025, the Port of Rotterdam reported a 4.1% decline in total cargo throughput, amounting to 211 million tonnes. This decline was driven primarily by drops…

Ports

Port of Rotterdam Throughput Down 5.8% in Q1 2025

Total cargo throughput in the Port of Rotterdam fell by 5.8% in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 103.7 million tonnes compared to 110.1 million tonnes in the same period…

Maritimes

Port of Rotterdam Completes Ammonia Bunkering Pilot

The Port of Rotterdam successfully completed its first ammonia bunkering pilot on 12 April 2025. In a ship-to-ship transfer at the Maasvlakte 2 APM terminal, 800 cubic meters of cold…

Maritimes

Singapore and Rotterdam Strengthen Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Cooperation Agreement to enhance the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor. Since its launch…

Container Handling

Port of Rotterdam Sees 0.7% Decline in Throughput in 2024, Focuses on Sustainable Growth

The Port of Rotterdam’s throughput declined by 0.7% in 2024, totaling 435.8 million tonnes, compared to 438.8 million tonnes in 2023. This decrease was primarily attributed to lower coal and…

Ports

Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam Ports Urge EU Investment to Boost Industrial Competitiveness

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Port of Rotterdam are urging the European Commission to prioritize large-scale investments in Europe’s industrial competitiveness ahead of the release of the Competitiveness Compass…

Appointment

Berte Simons Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Port of Rotterdam Authority

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed Berte Simons as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 1, 2025. She will join the Executive Board, succeeding Boudewijn Siemons, who…

Energy

Power2X and Advario to Build Europe’s Largest e-SAF Hub in Rotterdam

Power2X and Advario are partnering to develop Europe’s largest production and storage hub for sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) and ultra-low carbon synthetic fuels at the Port of Rotterdam. The facility…

Ports

New Digital Tool Helps Ports Transition to Sustainable Shipping Fuels

A new digital tool, the Port Readiness Level (PRL-MF), was launched this week at the International Association of Ports & Harbours (IAPH) World Port Conference to assist ports in transitioning…

Ports

Port of Rotterdam Sees 1.4% Decline in Throughput in Q1 2024

The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, experienced a 1.4% decrease in total throughput during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. This dip saw…

Terminals

Impala Terminals Acquires HES Hartel Tank Terminal in Rotterdam

Impala Terminals Group has acquired the HES Hartel Tank Terminal through an auction process. As a global infrastructure and logistics company, Impala will invest between 90 and 100 million euros…

Maritimes

Rotterdam launches hydrogen project for emission-free shipping

The Port of Rotterdam, in collaboration with the Province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 partners, has unveiled a new ambitious project that aims to facilitate emission-free inland and…

Ports

Port of Rotterdam and APM Terminals Sign €1 Billion Agreement to Expand Maasvlakte II Terminal

APM Terminals, a container terminal operator and a part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has unveiled plans to expand its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. The project will span over…

Economic development

More space for ‘green’ companies at Port of Rotterdam

Marine engineering company Van Oord has recently started with the project at Maasvlakte 2 where 55ha of land is being raised for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products.…

Containers

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on port of Rotterdam 

The conflict in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG,…

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